Hoping to be in your next home by Christmas? With property transactions taking months rather than weeks, October is the time to understand what’s realistic — and why it can still pay to get moving.

Awaab's Law, which sets fixed deadlines for landlords to deal with damp, mould and serious hazards, is on its way to private rented homes. The government's consultation opened on 9 October. Here's what's proposed, what it could mean for you and how to have your say.

For more than twenty years I’ve advised estates, family holdings and portfolio clients across London, on assets from £5 million upwards. The most valuable thing I’ve learned is simple: the right advice and the advice clients want to hear are rarely the same.

Selective licensing is spreading to seven more Islington wards from 23 November 2026, and plenty of landlords haven't heard a thing. Here's which streets are affected, what it costs and how to get sorted in good time.